Incline lifting-jack.



G. K. TUCKER.

INCLINE LIFTING JACK. APPLICATION FILED MAR. 11, 1912.

1,109,089, Patented Sept. 1, 1914.

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a citizen of theUni'ted States, residing at Horace, in the county of-Edgar and'uState of Illinois, have invented: a new and useful Lifting-Jack, ofwhich the following is a specification. P v.

The device constituting the subject matter of this application is a lifting jack, adapted to be employedfor elevatin'givehicles, to the locking means being provided which, acting automatically when the movable niem her is advanced, serve to hold the movable member in an elevated position.

Another object of the invention is to pro-- .vide novel means whereby the rollersma'y' be maintained between the frames.

The invention aims further, to increase the utility of devices of that type to which the present invention appertains.

In the drawingsfFigure 1. shows the in vention in perspective; Fig. 2is a fragmental' longitudinal section; Fig. 3 is' a top plan of the link; and Fig; 4 is a sideelevation of the link and the lever,.a portion of the link bea 7 ing broken away.

, In carrying out the invention there is provided a fixed frame, denoted generally by the numeral 1, the frame including side bars 2, connected by sills 3, there being] braces 4. connecting sills 3 with the side bars 2. At the rear end of the fixed frame 1, the side bars 2 thereof areprovided upon the upper edges with rearwardly and downwardly slanting surfaces 5. Adjacent the forward end of the frame 1, the side bars 2 thereof, are provided with forwardly and upwardly slanting surfaces 6.

The-invention further includes a movable frame, denotedgenerally by thenumeral 7,

theframe 7 comprising side bars 8, connect ed by sills 9, there being braceslO uniting the sills 9 with the side bars Adjacent the rear end of the movable frame 7, the

side bars 8 thereof are provided with downwardly and rearwardly slanting surfaces 11. Adjacent the forward edge of the movable I frame 7', theiisid e bars S thereof areprovided atentedSept;1,1914.

with forwardly 'andnpwardly inclined sur- 7 faces '12; Alroll'er 'l iis engaged between the surfaces 6 and, 12 of the frames 1 and 7 e yyand another roller-".15 is'engaged between the isurfaces 5and 1l. The

side barsS of theimov'able' frame 7 are providejd,:-' adjacent their awar "ends, with upstanding stopblocks 16 Pivoted' as indicatedjat sills 9 of the frame 7' is a link denoted gen= erally; by the numeral .18, the link 18 com to cheer the prising diverging parts19,}wuniteclgto form ,ahead 20, provided with a slot 21, the head 20 being downwardlycurved as indicated at 22. A lever 23 is fulcrumed as indicated at 2 151113011 the end sill 3 of the frame 1. The

lever 23 is received within the slot 21 of the head 20, and is pivoted thereto as indicated at 25." f In operation, the parts are positioned as shown in Fig. 1, and when an automobile or other vehicle is advanced over the frames 1 and 7 the forward axle of'thevehicle will I v engage the stopblocks 16. The frame 7 will thereupon be advanced upon the frame 1 and when the frame 7 is advanced, the roller 15, co6peratingwith the inclined surfaces 5 and. 11, and the roller 14, cooperating with the inclined surfaces 6 and 12, will efiect a lifting of the frame 8, the vehicle being lifted at the same time, so that the tires upon the vehicle wheels are out'of engagement with the ground. When the frame 7 is lifted and advancedin the manner herea inbefore setforth, the lever- 23 will swing into the horizontal position indicated in Fig. 2, the lever 23 and the link 18 being knuckled together so that the frame '7 and the vehicle which is supported'thereby, can not slide rearwardly. It is to be noted that when the lever-23 and thelink 18 move into locked position, the roller 1 1,.as shown in Fig. 2, engages the link 18 and acts as a stop, serving to hold'the link 18 and the lever 23 in a locked relation. When it is desired tolower th'evvehicle wheels into engagement with. the ground, the lever 23 is swung manually from the position indicated in Fig. 2, into that indicated in Fig. 1.

It is to be observed that the outer faces of the frames 1 and 7 are plain and unencumbered so as to permit the wheels of the vehicle to pass upon both sides of the frames,

and to permit the axle of the vehicleto en -i I gage with the stopblock 16.

Noting Fig. 1, and comparing the same with Fig. 4, it will be observed thatjwhen the lever is in the position shown in Fig; 1, the

lever will abut the forward edge of the head 20 of the link'lS (see Fig. 4:). When the parts 23 and 18- are thus positioned, the

frames 1 and 7 will be spaced apart slightly, as indicated there by the'refer'ence characters 26. Because the frames 1 and 8 are spaced apart; and are held insuoh relation,

there will at all times be some pressure upon the rollers 14 and 15'. Consequently, the rollers, and particularly the roller 1-5, vwill be prevented from rolling rearwardly, down the inclined surfaces of ltheframe 1, and

along the side bars 2; v The rollers, therefore, are at all times held in: such positions as to exercise their lifting functions, when the axle ofthe vehicle comes into contact with the stopblock 16.

Having thus described the invention what is olaimedis A device of the class described comprising a fixed frame and a superposed movable frame, the frames having mutually inclined surfaces; rollers engaged between the mutu- Inttestimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto affixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

a ,GEORGE K. TUCKER. Witnesses; a =1 y J. M. Rioans, O. H. LAUenLIN.

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the Commissioner of Patents. 

